Contents

1. 100 Stories About Alyosha and his Friends
2. CHAPTER 1. Alyosha and his Friend Timoshka
3. CHAPTER 2. MUM REFUSES
4. CHAPTER 3. ALYOSHA HAS GOT A GOOD IDEA
5. CHAPTER 4. TIMOSHKA MEETS BERTA
6. CHAPTER 5. TIMOSHKA IS NOT AFRAID OF BERTHA ANYMORE
7. CHAPTER 6. BERTHA’S HOUSE
8. CHAPTER 7. A HOLE IN THE GROUND
9. CHAPTER 8. SOMEBODY GOES OUT OF THE HOLE
10. CHAPTER 9. TIMOSHKA GOES TO A DOCTOR
11. CHAPTER 10. TIMOSHKA AND THE DOCTOR
12. CHAPTER 11. THE FRIENDS WANT TO GO TO THE RIVER
13. CHAPTER 12. NEAR THE RIVER
14. CHAPTER 13. MOC MEETS MUM AND DAD
15. CHAPTER 14. HAPPY HOP
16. CHAPTER 15. ALYOSHA WASHES HAPPY HOP
17. CHAPTER 16. HAPPY HOP CANNOT BE A HAMSTER
18. CHAPTER 17. HAPPY HOP CHOOSES A HOUSE FOR HIMSELF
19. CHAPTER 18. WHAT IS A CASTLE?
20. CHAPTER 19. WHY IS HAPPY HOP SAD?
21. CHAPTER 20. HAPPY HOP LEARNS TO COUNT
22. CHAPTER 21. TIMOSHKA DOESN’T WANT TO WORK
23. CHAPTER 22. NOISE IN THE CASTLE
24. CHAPTER 23. RABBIT RICKY
25. CHAPTER 24. A NEW FRIEND
26. CHAPTER 25. RICKY FINDS NICKY
27. CHAPTER 26. STRANGE HENS
28. CHAPTER 27. A USEFUL AND IMPORTANT GAME
29. CHAPTER 28. HAPPY HOP DOESN’T REMEMBER HOW TO COUNT
30. CHAPTER 29. THE FRIENDS TEACH HAPPY HOP TO COUNT
31. CHAPTER 30. A FOX
32. CHAPTER 31. BERTHA IS THE BEST FRIEND IN THE WORLD
33. CHAPTER 32. A NEW FRIEND AND HIS BIRTHDAY
34. CHAPTER 33. SOMEBODY EATS BERTHA’S FOOD
35. CHAPTER 34. A STRANGE ANIMAL
36. CHAPTER 35. HEDGEHOGS LIKE MILK
37. CHAPTER 36. MILK IS DELICIOUS
38. CHAPTER 37. THE FRIENDS GO TO THE PARK
39. CHAPTER 38. A GREAT DAY
40. CHAPTER 39. FUNNY NAMES
41. CHAPTER 40. POLITE HEDGEHOGS
42. CHAPTER 41. А NEW GAME
43. CHAPTER 42. AN ACCIDENT
44. CHAPTER 43. A BAD JOKE
45. CHAPTER 44. WHO IS ON THE TREE?
46. CHAPTER 45. A STRANGE BIRD
47. CHAPTER 46. MOTHER’S RING
48. CHAPTER 47. ALYOSHA HAS A GOOD IDEA
49. CHAPTER 48. HOW THE FRIENDS RETURNED THE RING
50. CHAPTER 49. AN ILL-BRED PARROT
51. CHAPTER 50. HAPPY HOP WANTS TO CLIMB THE TREE
52. CHAPTER 51. HAPPY HOP FINDS THE LOST THINGS
53. CHAPTER 52. ALYOSHA HAS GOT A PLAN
54. CHAPTER 53. A VISIT TO SNIFF’S FAMILY
55. CHAPTER 54. GOSHA DIDN’T FIND THE WATCH AND THE SPOON
56. CHAPTER 55. AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE INTERNET
57. CHAPTER 56. HOW TO PUT GOSHA INTO THE CAGE?
58. CHAPTER 57. GOSHA RETURNS HOME
59. CHAPTER 58. TIMOSHKA MEETS A TERRIBLE ANIMAL
60. CHAPTER 59. A SPIDER
61. CHAPTER 60. THE SPIDER returns home
62. CHAPTER 61. GOSHA WANTS TO FLY TO THE SEA
63. CHAPTER 62. GOSHA IS STUBBORN
64. CHAPTER 63. LIZA TRIEs TO TAKE GOSHA HOME
65. CHAPTER 64. A WONDERFUL PLAN
66. CHAPTER 65. STRANGE SOUNDS
67. CHAPTER 66. THE OWL
68. CHAPTER 67. A STRANGE COMPANY
69. CHAPTER 68. THE OWL BECOMES A FRIEND
70. CHAPTER 69. AN EXCURSION
71. CHAPTER 70. COWS
72. CHAPTER 71. FATHER’S FRIEND
73. CHAPTER 72. DOGS
74. CHAPTER 73. WHERE IS MOC?
75. CHAPTER 74. GINGER
76. CHAPTER 75. SEARCH
77. CHAPTER 76. the DOGS FIND MOC
78. CHAPTER 77. GOING HOME
79. CHAPTER 78. TIGER
80. CHAPTER 79. TIGER STAYS
81. CHAPTER 80. TIGER IS UNUSUAL
82. CHAPTER 81. A SONG ABOUT BERTHA
83. CHAPTER 82. THE CHILD MUST SLEEP
84. CHAPTER 83. A SONG ABOUT HAPPY HOP
85. CHAPTER 84. TIGER MEETS FIL
86. CHAPTER 85. WHERE TO SLEEP?
87. CHAPTER 86. MOC IS BRAVE
88. CHAPTER 87. TIMOSHKA’S SONG
89. CHAPTER 88. SQUIRRELS
90. CHAPTER 89. ALYOSHA SAVES TIRRLY
91. CHAPTER 90. FIL COMES TO LISTEN TO HIS SONG
92. CHAPTER 91. A SONG ABOUT FIL
93. CHAPTER 92. SQUIRRELS DANCE
94. CHAPTER 93. TIGER CANNOT GO DOWN FROM THE TREE
95. CHAPTER 94. ALYOSHA HELPS TIGER
96. CHAPTER 95. FIL HAS NO HOME
97. CHAPTER 96. ALL CATS MUST CLIMB TREES
98. CHAPTER 97. A TRIP ON THE TREES
99. CHAPTER 98. ALYOSHA GOES TO HIS GRANDPARENTS
100. CHAPTER 99. A COMMON BIRTHDAY PARTY
101. CHAPTER 100. THE PARTY

CHAPTER 1. Alyosha and his Friend Timoshka

Meet Alyosha.

He is a boy of ten. He studies at school. Most of all he likes to play computer games.

He has a friend. His name is Timoshka. Timoshka is a big cat. He is very beautiful.

Timoshka likes to sleep on Alyosha’s table near the computer because it is warm there.

When Alyosha plays computer games Timoshka looks at the screen because he likes moving things.

At night, when Mum and Dad sleep, Timoshka likes to talk to Alyosha.

Today at night he comes to Alyosha and says, “I am alone.”

“Why are you alone?” Alyosha asked. “I am always with you. I talk to you, I play with you.”

“But when you are at school I am alone. I want to have other animals at home. I want to play with them when you are at school.”

“Ok”, says Alyosha, “I will ask Mum to buy us some other animal.”

CHAPTER 2. MUM REFUSES

Today Alyosha comes home from school late. He sees that Timoshka is sad.

“Why are you sad?” asks Alyosha.

“I miss you,” says Timoshka. “You are very, very late. I am alone.”

And Alyosha goes to talk to Mum.

In the evening Timoshka comes to Alyosha’s bed.

“What does your mother say?” he asks. “Does she want to buy more animals for me?”

“No,” Alyosha answers, “She says that she doesn’t want to clean the house every day.”

Timoshka is very, very sad.

“You have got many friends at school,” he says, “and I have got only you.”

“I will think about it,” promises Alyosha.

CHAPTER 3. ALYOSHA HAS GOT A GOOD IDEA

Next day Alyosha comes home from school. He sees Timoshka waiting him at the door.

“I have a good idea,” says Alyosha. “You are always at home. Why not go to the yard?”

“Why?” asks Timoshka, “Is it interesting?”

“Yes,” says Alyosha, “I have got a surprise for you.”

Timoshka is interested. “What surprise?” he asks.

“Wait, wait,” says Alyosha, “let’s go to the yard.”

Timoshka is a little afraid because he never goes to the yard, he is always at home. But he is not alone, he goes with his friend.

They go to the yard.

It is so interesting there! So many trees and flowers, green grass, the warm sun.

“Oh, I like the yard, I like to be here,” says Timoshka, “It is so nice here! And where is the surprise?”

“Wait, wait,” Alyosha smiles.

CHAPTER 4. TIMOSHKA MEETS BERTA

Timoshka sees a small house in the corner of the yard. It is blue and it is very beautiful.

“What is that?” he asks, “Is it the surprise?”

“No, the surprise is in the house,” Alyosha answers. He calls, “Bertha, Bertha!”

And a big brown dog goes out of the small house.

Timoshka jumps back and hides behind Alyosha. He is afraid.

“Who is this?” he asks.

“This is Bertha, our dog,” says Alyosha.

“Is she dangerous?” asks Timoshka, “She is so big.”

“No, she is not dangerous, she is very kind and she likes to play,” answers Alyosha, “but she has no friends, just like you. Let’s go to Bertha.”

“No, no, I am afraid.”

Alyosha takes Timoshka and goes to the dog.

He says, “Bertha, meet Timoshka. Timoshka, meet Bertha.”

Berta smiles to Timoshka and he understands that she is not dangerous at all. He smiles too.

“Glad to meet you,” says Bertha.

“Glad to meet you,” says Timoshka.

CHAPTER 5. TIMOSHKA IS NOT AFRAID OF BERTHA ANYMORE

Next morning Timoshka gets up early. He comes to Alyosha.

“Get up,” he says.

“What do you want?” asks Alyosha. “Today is Sunday and I want to sleep.” He is a little angry.

“No, get up,” says Timoshka. “I want to go to Bertha.”

Alyosha begins to laugh. “But you are afraid of her,” he says. He is not angry anymore.

“No, I am not,” says Timoshka, “I am not afraid of her anymore, and I know that she waits for me.”

“Ok,” Alyosha says, “But first I want to wash my face.”

He washes his face and they go to the yard.

Bertha is near her house. She waits for Timoshka.

She is glad to see her new friend. And Timoshka is also very glad to see Bertha.

He is not afraid of her anymore.

CHAPTER 6. BERTHA’S HOUSE

“I want to go home and have breakfast,” says Alyosha, “Do you go with me?”

“No, I want to stay with Bertha,” says Timoshka.

“Bertha, may I stay with you?” he asks Bertha.

“Of course you may,” says Bertha, “You are my friend. You may always stay with me when you want.”

Alyosha goes home.

“Do you want to see my house?” asks Bertha.

“May I? May I really go into your beautiful house?” Timoshka is excited.

“Of course you may. Come in.”

Timoshka enters Bertha’s house. Bertha enters too.

“Do you like my house?” she asks.

“Oh, yes, I like it very much. But you don’t have a carpet,” Timoshka is surprised, “Where do you sleep?”

“I sleep on hay,” says Bertha, “Do you see it on the floor?”

“It is dry grass,” Timoshka says.

“Yes, we call it hay,” Bertha explains.

They see Alyosha. He brings breakfast for Bertha.

He says, “Timoshka, let’s go home. It’s time to have breakfast.”

“May I come here again after breakfast?” asks Timoshka.

“Of course you may.”